English adjective: truant | |||
| 1. | truant absent without permission | ||
| Samples | Truant schoolboys. The soldier was AWOL for almost a week. | ||
| Synonyms | awol | ||
| Similar | absent | ||
| Antonyms | present | ||
English noun: truant | |||
| 1. | truant (person) one who is absent from school without permission | ||
| Synonyms | hooky player | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | absentee | ||
| 2. | truant (person) someone who shirks duty | ||
| Synonyms | no-show, nonattender | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | offender, wrongdoer | ||